The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Federal Government’s plan to arraign the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen before the code of conduct tribunal.
The Federal Government through the code of Conduct Bureau filed six counts of non-declaration of assets against the CJN on Friday.
he was due for arraignment before the CCT this Monday but he was absent from the court.
Ruling on two separate ex-parte applications on Monday, Justice N.E Maha however ordered parties to maintain status quo till January 17.
He ruled in the different suits that the defendants should be served with all the papers filed and they should appear in court at the next hearing.
The chief justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen this Monday challenged the jurisdiction of the code of conduct tribunal,CCT, sitting in Abuja, to try him over his alleged failure to declare his assets.
The CJN who stalled the planned arraignment following his refusal to appear before the Justice Danladi Umar’s led three member panel tribunal, was however represented by a consortium of 89 lawyers that comprised of 46 senior advocates of Nigeria.
